Manchester United can not complain about Louis van Gaal’s tactics

This match will be an opportunity for the Red Devils to take top spot in the Premier League and Louis Van Gaal will be desperate to win considering their poor form in the Champion’s League after only getting one point at home against PSV midweek.

United’s place in the Champions League was put in serious jeopardy after they played out a disappointing 0-0 draw against the Dutch champions on Wednesday.

At the start of the season, Van Gaal backed Rooney to score 20-25 goals, but conceded that may be a tough ask with summer signing Anthony Martial now playing up front.

“That game [against Leicester], I said also in the press conference after, we lost because the referee gave a penalty, against Rafael, I remember that very well”. “He scored, won a penalty, and now he is scoring 10 games in a row”.

The bookmakers do not expect the Foxes to remain there for the rest of the campaign but Van Gaal believes there is a chance they could lift the trophy.

“As a manager you can not train that (finishing)”.

“He was last season a very nasty player for us”, Van Gaal added.

Van Gaal insists United are in a better shape to stop Vardy’s run because they are more defensively organised than last season, a point underlined that they have kept 14 clean sheet sin 22 games in all competitions this season.

Despite being second in the Premier League and in their Champions League group, sections of Manchester United supporters have grown angry with the club’s playing style. ‘But we are not giving much away.

“I only know Dennis Bergkamp as a player who did the same with Ajax”.

Van Nistelrooy is the 11th highest scorer in United’s 137-year history, netting 150 goals in 219 matches for the club. We have a very good spirit, we know on Saturday there will be a very good challenger for us.

Manager Louis van Gaal has admitted that he is anxious by the form of his attacking unit but has backed them to recover their spark.

He was encouraged by the 2-1 win at Watford in United’s last Premier League game but felt let down by the goalless draw against PSV.

United’s frustration only mounted in the early part of the second period as they struggled against the Eredivisie outfit’s resolute backline. “We have to win and that is the aim and that is what we need to do”.

“It was like that last season and even more so now”.

Herrera has a hamstring injury and Jones has a foot injury.